The Big Eat 2018: 100 Dishes to Devour in San Francisco

In the eating making of this year's annual feature, we learned a few things, starting with the fact that San Francisco still (or perhaps increasingly) has an absurd number of ridiculously good restaurants, and that the past year has been hella for openings.

We also learned that we are surrounded by pushers who keep us addicted to pizza, burgers, barbecue, fried chicken, tacos, and ice cream...and that we may not be eating enough vegetables (though we have notated vegetarian dishes here). We seem to have cut back on gluten (look for the GF), but we're not even close to giving it up—give us a plate of piping-hot potato flatbread and we'll dip it in anything lying around. Fortunately for us, there's no shortage of divine cheap eats here, but splurge-worthy tasting menus are also trending.

This year's Big Eat features a belly-busting number of new dishes to try—76 to be exact (*each noted with an asterisk). Many of these plates are standouts from the city's hottest newcomers, and several are old favorites that we may forever crave—all are listed in random order (we're not that hardcore!). All in all, they represent the very tastiest dishes we ate in 2017 (and early 2018)—but we confess they only scratch the surface of the yumminess available in SF. As always, restaurant menus rotate regularly and some dishes may be seasonal, so make sure to call ahead.

More than anything, we learned that we eat entirely too much. And by "we," we mean you. So get to eating! And share your progress and pics with us on Instagram with the hashtag #7x7bigeat2018.